Storm-shield for vehicles.



G. S. MAQLEOD. STORM SHIELD FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED sEPT. 20, 1909.

1,094,665. Pat nted Aprn28,1914I v 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1. i 2

G. S. MAOLEOD. STORM SHIELD FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1909.

Patented Apr 28, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

GEORGE STEWARD MACLEOD, 0F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

STORM-SHIELD FOR VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedApr. 28, 1914.

Application filed September 20, 1909. Serial No. 518,464.

7 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. MACLEOD, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented a new and useful Storm-Shield for Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in storm shields for vehicles.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of storm shields for vehicles, and to provide simple, inexpensive and efficient means for firmly securing the hinged glass front of a laundry or other delivery wagon or analogous vehicle in position for shielding the driver, and capable of enabling the said front to be read ily arranged overhead out of the way when desired.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a side ele vat-ion partly in section of a portion of a delivery wagon having a storm shield, provided with locking means, constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view, illustrating the manner of supporting the storm shield overhead out of the way. Fig. i is an enlarged view of a portion of the storm shield, showing one of the locking devices. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially on the line 66 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 77 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of the slidable latch, equipped with a single lift. Fig. 9 is a detail view of a slidable latch, provided with opposite lifts. Fig. 10 is a detail view, showing a lower keeper plate for use on dash boards not equipped. with rails.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings, the

storm guard consists of a glass front 1, hung from the top 2 of a delivery wagon 8 at a point above the dash board 1 by hinges 5, and adapted to protect the driver from dust, rain and the like. The glass front consists of a plate of glass and a frame of wood, or other suitable material, but the locking device herein shown may be applied to any form of hinged storm doors.

The hinged front 1 is equipped at opposite sides with slidable latch plates 6, projecting below the lower edge of the hinged front and adapted to engage the rail 7 of the dash board 4c. The latch plate 6 is provided with upper and lower longitudinal slots 8 and is secured to the hinged front by screws 9, extending through the slots 8 and embedded in the frame of the hinged front. The latch plate is actuated by a coiled spring 10, arranged within a casing 11 and engaging a lug or flange 12, extending from the inner face of the latch plate and slidable within the casing 11, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings. The casing, which is let into the frame, is open at the front and is approximately semi-cylindrical, being provided with side flanges 13 and terminal ears 1 1-, which are arranged in flush relation with the edge of the side bar of the frame of the hinged front. The ears let are pierced by suitable fastening devices for securing the casing to the frame of the hinged front, and the screws 9 also pierce the ears, as clearly illustrated in F ig. 6 of the drawings. The screws guide the latch plate in its sliding movement, and the coiled spring 10 is interposed between the upper end wall of the casing 11 and the lug or flange 12. The lug or flange 12 is provided with a shank 15, which is secured in an opening of the slidable latch plate by heading the said shank at the outer face of the latch plate, as shown in Fig. 6.

The lower end of the slidable latch plate 6 has an inclined edge 16 and is provided at the lower end thereof with an oft-set hookshaped portion 17, having a recess 18 located at the lower end of the inclined edge 16, as clearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. When the hinged front is swung downwardly and forwardly, the hinged edges of the side latches are carried into engagement with the rail 7 of the dash board and the latches are thereby lifted and are automatically engaged with the dash board rail. [The springs maintain the latches lirmly and securely in ei'igagement with the dash of the vehicle. The latches are made right and left hand, and each is provided with a lift 19, preferably consisting of a curved outwardly extending flange adapted to enable the latch to be readily raised by the operator. The latch, however, may he equipped with oppositely extending lifts as illustrated in 9 of the dra ings, and

when the device is applied to dash heard not ecuipped with a rail, a lower keeper 21 is used. The keeper 21 consists of a plate secured to the dash board 22 near the upper lge thereoi and projecting above the same and having a rounded upper edge or head for engaging with the slidable latch.

20 The vehicle is provided opposite sides of the top with interiorly arranged upper keepers consisting of attaching portions 25 and inclined engaging portions 26. The engaging portion 26 extends upwardly and 25 forwardly 'toi'ard the front of the vehicle and its upper end is spaced -troin the inside of the top, and when the hinged front is swung 'upwart ly the hook-saaped project ing portion of the latch is carried into engagement with the front inclined face of the and the latch is -forced backwardly "he action of the spring, which car look-shaped projection into engageit .ith the upper edge of tie inclined ition 2'3, as soon as the said hook-shaped o ecticn iti'ted above the keeper. The spring l maintains the latch in enga 'ement with the upper keeper and securely holds the storm lfront in an elevated position. The 40 upper lie-per may consist of either a casting or a piece oi malleable metal, arovided with an intrmediate quarter bend to arrange its inclined portion transversely of the vehicle.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, i:

l. A latch designed to be mounted on a swinging member and comprising a casing open at the front, a spring housed vithin the casing, a latch plate slidable over and covering the open front of the casing and provided with slots and having a lag extending into the casing and engaged hy the said spring, said latch plate being prorided at one end with an inclined edge and having an ol'lset l1ook-shaped engaging portion located at one end of the inclined edge, an arm extending from one of the side edges of the latch plate and forming a lift, and fastening devices extending through the slots of the latch plate and permitting a limited sliding movement of the same.

2. r1 latch designed to be mounted on a swinging member and comprising a casing open at the front, a spring housed within the 05 casing, a latch plate slida ile over and covering the open front of the casing and provided ith slots, said latch plate having an inclined outer edge and provided at one side thereof with an o'll' set hook-shaped engaging portion, fastening devices extendin through the slots of the latch plate and permitting a limited sliding movement oi the same, and a enacting keeper consisting of an attaching portion and an inclined engaging portion extending upwardly from the attaching por tion and presenting an inclined face and having an upper engaging edge adapted to attend into the hook of the latch plate.

In testimo y, that I claim the foregoing so as my own, l have hereto atlixed in signa ture in the presence of two witi'icsses.

GEGRGE QTEWARD lilAOlfhQD.

Witnesse l). H. M. CAsmLL, J. L. CHAPMAN.

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